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Mikhail S. Gorbachev, the Soviet leader whose vision of humane communism liberated millions, bridled the global arms race and knocked down the walls dividing East and West, has died, according to Russian news agencies. Gorbachev, who had been in declining health due to acute diabetes, was 91 and had been…

Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev, the Soviet Union’s last leader, died Tuesday at the age of 91. His death followed “a severe and prolonged illness,” Moscow’s Central Clinical Hospital told state-owned Russian news agency RIA Novosti, per CNN. The Associated Press cited other Russian news agencies TASS and Interfax as similarly reporting…

The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustees (BoT), Senator Walid Jibrin, has said the north cannot hold all top positions in the party. Naija News reports that the presidential candidate of the PDP, Atiku Abubakar, and Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State have been involved in…

Sustained diplomacy and dialogue in the Asia-Pacific PEACE-MAKER Jose de Venecia Jr. Former Speaker of the House Amid the recent tensions in the Taiwan Strait, which is one of the protracted flashpoints in Asia and in the world, we wish to reiterate our continuing modest calls and fervent wish against…

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(The Conversation) — Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 sparked a surge of refugees fleeing the war zone, but political repression and economic uncertainty have also prompted emigration from Russia itself. Among the emigrants are Russian Jews, 16,000 of whom have left for Israel in the nearly six months…

Russia said Monday it was suspending US on-site inspections under a strategic arms reduction treaty with Washington, pointing to Western sanctions and coronavirus infections. The Russian foreign ministry said facilities that are subject to inspections under the New START treaty will be "temporarily" exempt from such inspections. The announcement comes…

Foreign Affairs Unlike in the Cold War, time is not necessarily on the side of the United States and its allies. Speaker of the U.S. House Of Representatives Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), left, speaks after receiving the Order of Propitious Clouds with Special Grand Cordon, Taiwan’s highest civilian honour, from Taiwan's…

August 4, 2022 | 8:45pm Victoria Beckham has been feuding with Nicole Peltz, especially after she married her son, Brooklyn Beckham.Dave Benett/Getty Images for Hug It’s the Ice Girls. There’s a full-on cold war between Victoria Beckham and her new daughter-in-law, Nicola Peltz, Page Six has learned. Peltz, 27, just…

VIJAYAWADA: A cold war is on between ruling YSR Congress and opposition parties, including Telugu Desam, over resignation of MPs from state demanding Special Category Status (SCS) for AP and sanction of funds for completing the Polavaram project. Ruling party has instead challenged TD MPs and MLAs to resign from…